Return to work
17 January 2024Back in November 2022, when we had to move out of our home following a house fire, I'd been working on a new Darren Shan YA book. That's lain idle since then -- with all the trauma of the fire,...
School events 2024
17 January 2024Although I'm busy doing Zoom calls and in-the-flesh meetings with people who bought those perks in my Terrified Troll fundraising campaign a while back, I'm still squeezing in the occasional...
Father AI audio book
16 January 2024Good news for audio book fans -- Father Of The Future, my most recent Darren Dash novel for adult readers, is now on sale as an AI-narrated audio book through GOOGLE PLAY stores worldwide. Here's...
Zom-B TV show update
15 January 2024I'm afraid I have sad news for those of you hungering for a Zom-B TV show. As some of you may recall, the series was optioned by Electric Shadow Company several years ago. They hired sceenwriter...
Spike Island
14 January 2024Back in April, the Shans visited Spike Island in Cork. For decades it served as a prison, but now, like Alcatraz, it's open to the public, so that they can experience a little of what life was like...
Vampire Names
13 January 2024Back around Halloween, NATIONAL TODAY featured an article in which it listed 130 "vampire names," sourced from a variety of places. It's interesting reading for those with a passion for the...